Bulacan's 4th congressional district

Bulacan's 4th congressional district
Constituency for the House of Representatives of the Philippines
Boundary of Bulacan's 4th congressional district in Bulacan
Location of Bulacan within the Philippines
Province	Bulacan
Region	Central Luzon
Population	540,104 (2020) [1]
Electorate	287,554 (2025) [2]
Major settlements	3 LGUs Cities Meycauayan Municipalities Marilao Obando
Area	117.94 km2 (45.54 sq mi)
Current constituency
Created	1987
Representative	Linabelle Villarica
Political party	PFP
Congressional bloc	Majority

Bulacan's 4th congressional district is one of the seven congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bulacan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987. ^[3] The district consists of the city of Meycauayan and adjacent municipalities in southern Bulacan, namely Marilao and Obando. ^[4] It also consisted the city of San Jose del Monte until 2004 and the municipality of Santa Maria until 2022. ^{[5] [6]} It is currently represented in the 20th Congress by Linabelle Villarica of the Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP). ^{[7] [8]}

Representation history

#	Image		Member	Term of office		Congress	Party	Electoral history	Constituent LGUs
				Start	End
District created February 2, 1987. [4]
1			Rogaciano M. Mercado	June 30, 1987	November 13, 1989	8th	Lakas ng Bansa	Elected in 1987. Died.	1987–2004 Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, San Jose del Monte, Santa Maria
2			Angelito M. Sarmiento	June 30, 1992	March 26, 2001	9th	Lakas	Elected in 1992.
						10th		Re-elected in 1995.
						11th		Re-elected in 1998. Resigned on appointment as Presidential Adviser on Agricultural Modernization.
-	vacant			March 26, 2001	June 30, 2001		No special election to fill vacancy.
3			Reylina G. Nicolas	June 30, 2001	June 30, 2010	12th	Lakas	Elected in 2001.
						13th		Re-elected in 2004.	2004–2022 Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando, Santa Maria
						14th		Re-elected in 2007.
4			Linabelle R. Villarica	June 30, 2010	June 30, 2019	15th	Liberal	Elected in 2010.
						16th		Re-elected in 2013.
						17th	PDP–Laban	Re-elected in 2016.
5			Henry R. Villarica	June 30, 2019	June 30, 2022	18th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2019.
(4)			Linabelle R. Villarica	June 30, 2022	Incumbent	19th	PDP–Laban	Elected in 2022.	2022–present Marilao, Meycauayan, Obando
						20th	PFP	Re-elected in 2025.

Election history

2025

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Linabelle Villarica (incumbent)	PFP	155,351	70.64
	Andre Santos	NUP	43,012	19.56
	Abe Bordador	Independent	14,611	6.64
	Demy Bautista	Independent	4,113	1.87
	Ferdie Victolero	Independent	1,441	0.66
	Ernesto Padernos	Independent	1,389	0.63
Total			219,917	100.00
Registered voters/turnout			287,554	–
	PFP hold
Source: Commission on Elections

2022

2022 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan's 4th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Linabelle Villarica	180,067	91.01
	Aksyon	Raquel Guardiano	11,476	5.80
	PRP	Ferdy Victolero	6,303	3.18
Total votes			197,846	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2019

2019 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan's 4th District

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PDP–Laban	Atorni Henry Villarica	191,992	100
Total votes			191,992	100
	PDP–Laban hold

2016

2016 Philippine House of Representatives election in Bulacan 4th District.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Linabelle Villarica	216,963	84%
	NPC	Joan Alarilla	40,043	16%
Total votes			257,006	100%
	Liberal hold

2013

2013 Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Linabelle Villarica	183,983	90.82%
	Independent	Jovel Lopez	18,598	9.18%
Margin of victory
Rejected ballots
Turnout			202,581	100%
	Liberal hold

2010

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Linabelle Villarica	178,643	81.01
	Lakas–Kampi	Salvador Pleyto	27,072	12.28
	PDP–Laban	Jovel Lopez	14,807	6.71
Total votes			244,859	100.00
	Liberal gain from Lakas–Kampi

2007

Philippine House of Representatives election at Bulacan's 4th district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Lakas	Reylina Nicolas	88,121	48.94
	KAMPI	Salvador Pleyto	60,260	33.47
	UNO	Rudolph Bryan De Silva	31,666	17.59
Total votes			180,047	100.00
	Lakas hold

See also

• Legislative districts of Bulacan

References

1. "TABLE 1. Population of legislative districts by Region, Province, and selected Highly Urbanized/Component City : 2020" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority . Retrieved June 17, 2022.
2. "Data on the Total Number Established and Clustered Precincts, Registered Voters and Voting Centers" (PDF). Commission on Elections. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
3. "Roster of Philippine legislators". House of Representatives of the Philippines. Archived from the original on March 16, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. "The 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines". Chan Robles Virtual Law Library. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
5. Republic Act No. 9230 (December 18, 2003), An Act Amending Section 10(B) and Section 58 of Republic Act No. 8797, Otherwise Known as “An Act Converting the Municipality of San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan Into a Component City to Be Known as the City of San Jose Del Monte” and Providing Funds Therefor, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved November 15, 2023
6. Republic Act No. 11546 (May 27, 2021), An Act Reapportioning the Province of Bulacan into Six (6) Legislative Districts, Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines , retrieved November 15, 2023
7. "House Members". House of Representatives of the Philippines . Retrieved February 11, 2021.
8. "5 from PDP-Laban among 32 turncoats to Marcos party". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.